Best PS5 Games in Australia 2026: 7 Worth Buying Right Now

Best PS5 Games Australia 2026 — What's Actually Worth Your Money

Spending eighty or ninety bucks on a PS5 game in 2026 feels like more of a commitment than it used to. The eShop and PlayStation Store are plastered with trailers and hype, but the honest truth is that half the big releases this year needed six months of patches before they were playable. We've been through the Amazon AU listings, cross-checked Metacritic and user reviews, and narrowed it down to seven PS5 games that genuinely justify the price tag right now.

If you're still figuring out what platform to buy for, our top video games picks for Australia covers Switch and Xbox too — with a filter to jump straight to your console.

Quick Picks — Top 3 PS5 Games

Game	Best For	Price (AUD)
Astro Bot	Best overall / GOTY	~A$87
Elden Ring Nightreign	Best co-op / best value	~A$46
Marvel's Spider-Man 2	Best open world	~A$82

1. Astro Bot — Best PS5 Game Overall

Astro Bot swept the 2024 Game of the Year awards — The Game Awards, DICE, BAFTA, the lot — and if you've played it, you get why. Team Asobi built the best 3D platformer since Mario Odyssey and made it a love letter to thirty years of PlayStation history. Every level introduces a new mechanic, uses it in three clever ways, and moves on before it gets stale.

The DualSense controller stuff is the real show-stopper. You feel glass crack under your feet. You feel wind resistance when you're gliding. Ice, mud, rubber — every surface has its own tactile signature through the triggers and haptics. It's the kind of thing you show mates who don't own a PlayStation, just to watch them go "wait, it does that?"

Around A$87 on Amazon AU. It's twelve to fifteen hours for the main story, which feels short until you realise every one of those hours is pure quality — no filler, no fetch quests, no padding. PS5 Pro owners get sharper resolution and a locked frame rate.

Who it's for: Anyone who owns a PS5. Families with kids, couples, solo players, the lot. It's rated G and accessible enough for a ten-year-old, but the level design is genuinely brilliant for adults.

The good: GOTY for a reason, best DualSense implementation on any game, zero filler
The trade-off: Short compared to open-world epics, PS5 exclusive only

2. Elden Ring Nightreign — Best Co-op, Best Value

Elden Ring Nightreign costs forty-six dollars on Amazon AU. Forty-six bucks for a FromSoftware game in 2026. That's the price of a pub meal for two, and you'll get more hours out of this than any steak and chips.

Nightreign takes the bones of Elden Ring and reshapes them into a three-player co-op roguelite. Each run is about forty minutes — you drop in, fight through a procedurally shuffled Limgrave, take on a boss, and either die trying or walk out with gear. The boss design is world-class, the build variety is deep, and the shorter loop means you can fit a run into a weeknight without committing your entire evening.

If you bounced off base Elden Ring because the open world felt overwhelming, this tighter format might be the one that clicks. Solo play is supported but this is a co-op game at heart — grab two mates and it's easily the best multiplayer experience on PS5 right now.

Who it's for: Twenty-something gamers who want something to play with mates after work. Also great for Souls veterans looking for a new challenge without another hundred-hour commitment. Not for kids — it's rated MA15+.

The good: Best co-op on PS5, under fifty bucks, roguelite loop is perfect for busy schedules
The trade-off: Punishing difficulty, designed for co-op so solo is the lesser experience

3. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 — Best Open World

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the third Insomniac Spider-Man game and they've nailed the formula. You swap between Peter and Miles mid-mission, the Venom symbiote arc gives Peter a properly dark turn, and the expanded map — Manhattan plus Queens and Brooklyn — finally gives the web-swinging room to breathe. The wingsuit changes traversal completely.

At around A$82 on Amazon AU, it's now well below launch RRP. The main story runs about sixteen to twenty hours, with plenty of side content if you want to keep going. PS5 Pro owners get an enhanced fidelity mode. Performance mode on the base PS5 is a locked 60fps and looks fantastic.

Who it's for: Teens and young adults who grew up on the Marvel movies. Anyone who enjoyed the first two games. Good for a sixteen-year-old's birthday present — exciting, flashy, not too confronting.

The good: Best traversal in any open-world game, dual protagonists keep it fresh, great 60fps mode
The trade-off: Main story is shorter than Spider-Man 1, PS5 exclusive

4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — Best JRPG

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is a hundred-hour JRPG that looks like a Pixar film. The moment Cloud and the crew leave Midgar and the world opens up is one of the best sequences on PS5. Combat refines everything that worked in Remake — faster, more flexible, and every party member plays differently.

At around A$86 on Amazon AU, it's finally hit the price point where even people on the fence should pull the trigger. If you never played the original FF7, don't stress — Rebirth stands well enough on its own. You'll miss some references but the core story works.

Who it's for: Anyone who wants a long, meaty single-player RPG. Great for uni students over semester break — you'll get three weeks out of it if you do the side content. Rated M for some themes.

The good: Enormous scope, best-looking open world on PS5, refined combat system
The trade-off: Middle chapter of a trilogy, newcomers may miss some context

5. God of War Ragnarök — Best Action-Adventure

Ragnarök has been out for a while now, but it's still one of the best single-player experiences on PS5 and it's finally dropped to a sensible price on Amazon AU. Kratos and Atreus' journey through the Nine Realms is massive — forty to fifty hours if you explore properly — and the combat has been refined to a razor edge. Every weapon feels distinct, every boss fight earns its dramatic moment.

The story is where it really shines. If you played God of War (2018), this is a worthy conclusion. The relationship between Kratos and his son carries genuine emotional weight, and the writing doesn't lean on cheap twists. It earns its ending.

Who it's for: Players in their twenties and thirties who appreciate a good story in their action games. If you enjoyed The Last of Us, you'll like this. Rated MA15+.

The good: One of the best single-player stories on PS5, refined combat, enormous scope
The trade-off: Slow opening act, not as tight as the 2018 game's pacing

6. Baldur's Gate 3 — Best RPG

Baldur's Gate 3 won Game of the Year in 2023 and it's still the deepest RPG on PS5. Every conversation, every encounter, every decision branches in ways that feel genuinely meaningful. You can talk your way through most fights, or betray your entire party for a dark storyline, or find solutions the developers didn't even plan for. The freedom is staggering.

Couch co-op for two players (or four online) makes it brilliant for couples or housemates who want to play through a story together. One hundred and fifty hours for a completionist run. It's a commitment, but the kind where you look up and realise it's 2am on a work night.

Who it's for: RPG fans, D&D fans, anyone who wishes games had more choices. Best as a co-op experience with a partner or mate. Rated MA15+ for plenty of good reasons.

The good: Deepest RPG on any platform, brilliant co-op, absurd replay value
The trade-off: Turn-based combat isn't for everyone, overwhelming at first, long load times on base PS5

7. Gran Turismo 7 — Best Racing Game

If you've got a PS5 and a passing interest in cars, Gran Turismo 7 is the racing game to own. Polyphony Digital has been patching and expanding it since launch — the car list now exceeds 450 vehicles, the track roster covers real circuits from Bathurst to Spa, and the DualSense integration makes different tyre compounds actually feel different through the controller triggers.

Regular updates have added new cars and tracks for free since 2022, making it one of the best long-term value propositions on PS5. The Sport Mode competitive online racing is still active with a solid Australian player base.

Who it's for: Car enthusiasts and racing fans. Dads who spent their twenties on Gran Turismo 4 will feel right at home. Also great for teens learning to appreciate car culture — Bathurst in a virtual Ford GT is safer than the real thing. Rated G.

The good: Best-looking racing sim on console, enormous car list, free ongoing content
The trade-off: Single-player campaign is grindy, microtransactions exist but aren't required

What About PS5 Pro — Is It Worth Upgrading?

Most of these games run brilliantly on the base PS5 in performance mode. The PS5 Pro sharpens resolution in fidelity mode and smooths out frame dips in demanding scenes, but for the average player on the couch, the difference is subtle. If you're buying a PS5 for the first time, the base model at its current Amazon AU price is the better value play. If you already own one and you're wondering about the Pro, wait for a price drop — the gains are real but not transformative.

Where to Buy PS5 Games in Australia

Physical discs on Amazon AU are almost always cheaper than the PlayStation Store. A new release that costs A$109.95 on the digital storefront is often A$79–89 on Amazon AU. You can also lend physical copies to mates, trade them, or sell them when you're done — try doing that with a digital purchase.

JB Hi-Fi and EB Games also stock physical PS5 games and occasionally run sales, but Amazon AU's everyday pricing tends to be lower on the titles we've checked.